Curley Redwood Platter

Haven’t turned a large Platter/dish in a while needed to see If I still had ther nerve. The wood is some awesome quality curley redwood. The Platter is 22” wide and 5” tall ther is a little natural edge left on both sides. and it is sealed with 2 coats of Shellac. after a day or two of drying I’ll steel wool allover and top coat with Brushing lacquer. I used a faceplate and Bowl Gouge to shape the back and glued a waste block to the very botton outside, turned it over and rough and finished the inside, sand to 320grit and sealed with two coats Blonde Shellac, Comments are welcomed Sincerely, FordMike

This stuff is a real pain to work. Real sharp tools required. Slow tool speed. The soft/hard texture of the wood makes it extremely difficult to sand. I know because I turned a platter a couple of years ago.

You did a fine job and the curl in your platter is very nice. Well done.

Thanks for the kind words. The blank I started with was only a inch bigger,, there wasn’t much waste just the hollowing and from that there was alot. Two shop vac full. Most people are surprised how light it is less than two pounds.